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it would a huge stimulus to our economy. >> shall i rain on obama's parade? >> how many people tuned in to watch obama's state of the union. 33.5 million. the least watched state of the union address since 2000. >> it is repetitive about boring. >> no. >> it is because television. >> hold it eleanor. >> the spectacle has lost a lot of the drama and dignity it used to have. he walks down that aisle and gets slaps and high fives. they should have had beyonce doing her number midway through it. >> every other president has walked down that aisle and i don't recall you complaining about it. >> it has lost dignity. >> ike and fdr didn't look like that. >> it is an american tradition and the fact the numbers were down is partly because people don't watch television like they used to. >> eleanor, how were obama's kneels son ratings -- neilsen ratings, the second lowest since they began taking measurement in 1993. the lowest since 2000 when bill you clinton's last drew an audience of 931.5 million. >> i think neilsen should start rating some of the social media sites
it would a huge stimulus to our economy. >> shall i rain on obama's parade? >> how many people tuned in to watch obama's state of the union. 33.5 million. the least watched state of the union address since 2000. >> it is repetitive about boring. >> no. >> it is because television. >> hold it eleanor. >> the spectacle has lost a lot of the drama and dignity it used to have. he walks down that aisle and gets slaps and high fives. they should have had...
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to region but the trend is there and it's strong judging by the initiatives put forward by president obama in his state of the union speech washington recognizes the urgency. well reward schools to develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science technology engineering and math the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and will be there in the future for decades the u.s. has been a magnet for scientific genius from all over the world immigrants helped start prominent american tech companies like google yahoo intel lent instagram to the u.s. can still count on a steady inflow of talents from around the globe no doubt about that but experts say it does not alleviate the urgency of growing talents at home considering how much poor math results can cost the country in the future in washington i'm going to check out. a quick look at some other world news for you now in pakistan militants disguised as policemen have attacked the office of the top of the station in killing five people on sunday after protest
to region but the trend is there and it's strong judging by the initiatives put forward by president obama in his state of the union speech washington recognizes the urgency. well reward schools to develop new partnerships with colleges and employers and create classes that focus on science technology engineering and math the skills today's employers are looking for to fill the jobs that are there right now and will be there in the future for decades the u.s. has been a magnet for scientific...
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. >> president obama delivered his fourth state of the union address tuesday. in attendance were senate and house members, six of the nine justices of the supreme court, the joint chiefs of staff, members of this cabinet and assorted dignitaries. over the course of one hour, the president unveiled proposals to boost the economy, help the middlal class, invest in the nation's aging infrastructure, create more high-tech manufacturing, a big emphasis, expand preschool education, up high school standards and make college more affordable >> nothing i'm proposing tonight should increase our deficit by a single dime. it is not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth. >> the president also appeals to congress to work together on climate change, immigration reform, and particularly on the phony issue of automatic government budget cuts known as sequestration. >> question. when former president clinton took the helm during an economic downturn, he said he had a quote laser-like focus on the economy. how
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president barack obama has called on congress to pass stricter gun regulations. he was speaking during a visit to his home city of chicago. many feel his plans might not make a difference to the growth in the gun crimes. >> there were 20 shot heard over there. >> what president obama came home to. >> about every couple of days, at i hear about a gun for sale. nothing to do what they done sor -- gun store. they're still on the streets. >> 506 people were killed in chicago last year. " this is the third or fourth shooting of the block. >> more americans that have died during afghanistan the same time. she has lost all four of her children to gun violence. >> i never imagined i would lose all of my children. i did the best i could. >> most are young, black, and trapped in the poverty. >> this is not for real. i will not even acknowledge that statement. but she gathered 50,000 signatures on petitions urging the president to visit and address the war in his city's streets. on friday, and he did just that. >> the experience of gun ownership is different in urban areas
president barack obama has called on congress to pass stricter gun regulations. he was speaking during a visit to his home city of chicago. many feel his plans might not make a difference to the growth in the gun crimes. >> there were 20 shot heard over there. >> what president obama came home to. >> about every couple of days, at i hear about a gun for sale. nothing to do what they done sor -- gun store. they're still on the streets. >> 506 people were killed in chicago...
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obama administration. british police there is has obviously inflamed. the insurgents to the point that they are now targeting these western powers however the united states and the british and the french are also supporting tens of thousands of jihadi treatments in syria and in other parts of the region so you have welcomed where trained terrorists on the border region with turkey and syria probably now inside turkey so i think this is very bad news is obviously great opposition inside turkey and i think the the president other prime minister is behaving foolish to actually have this close working relationship with the west and he's actually undermining his own country and his own security. well at a recent football team whose fans are rather well known for chanting racist anti arab slogans has now signed to muslims for the first time a supporters are openly disappointed at the move which some say is like a welcoming in the enemy polis their reports on the boiling anger that's never far from spinning out of. the games in there but the actions out here t
obama administration. british police there is has obviously inflamed. the insurgents to the point that they are now targeting these western powers however the united states and the british and the french are also supporting tens of thousands of jihadi treatments in syria and in other parts of the region so you have welcomed where trained terrorists on the border region with turkey and syria probably now inside turkey so i think this is very bad news is obviously great opposition inside turkey...
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obama administration. british in these areas has obviously inflamed. the insurgents to the point that they are now targeting these western powers however the united states and the british and the fragile also supporting tens of thousands of jihadi treatments in syria and in other parts of the region so you have well armed well prepared trained terrorists on the border originally with turkey and syria probably now inside turkey so i think this is very bad news is obviously great opposition inside turkey and i think the the president other prime minister is behaving foolish to are actually have this close working relationship with the west and he's actually undermining his own country and his own security. well a tourist in a football team whose fans are rather well known for chanting racist anti arab slogans has now signed to muslims for the first time our supporters are openly disappointed at the move which some say is like a welcoming in the enemy of his policy a reports on the boiling anger that's never far from spinning out of. the games in there bu
obama administration. british in these areas has obviously inflamed. the insurgents to the point that they are now targeting these western powers however the united states and the british and the fragile also supporting tens of thousands of jihadi treatments in syria and in other parts of the region so you have well armed well prepared trained terrorists on the border originally with turkey and syria probably now inside turkey so i think this is very bad news is obviously great opposition...
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gregg's after the election of president obama -- >> after the election of president obama, it is clear that the u.s. is in the driver's seat, not israel. many people said 2013 would be a decisive year in iran policy. either we will get a deal or there will be a war. president obama would like to avoid a military conflagration. i'm not sure they will bear fruit, but it will not be a year of war. >> today, and exports -- expert panel for held about ireland should be legally responsible for workhouses the subject of teenage girls two years of imprisonment, and abuse. the houses operated with our punishment for years. the survivors are seeking a comprehensive akashi from the irish state pier -- comprehensive apology from the ivers stake. >> these buildings were known as laundries and workhouses. but to those locked inside, they were prisons. for seven decades, they weren't places where so-called "-- they were places where so-called "fallen within" and "troubled girls" were held. but there were simply held against this derica will and forced to work. -- against their will and forced to work
gregg's after the election of president obama -- >> after the election of president obama, it is clear that the u.s. is in the driver's seat, not israel. many people said 2013 would be a decisive year in iran policy. either we will get a deal or there will be a war. president obama would like to avoid a military conflagration. i'm not sure they will bear fruit, but it will not be a year of war. >> today, and exports -- expert panel for held about ireland should be legally...
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terrorist activity so the numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives as to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo uncredited assassinations from the us justice department suggests the us government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come to the lift you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a u.s. citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against you know. added states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed despite the un raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the us is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war there and intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk t
terrorist activity so the numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives as to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo uncredited assassinations from the us justice department suggests the us government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now you come to the lift you might say that we're in danger of going over...
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a champion over drone strikes on barack obama's choice to head the cia john brennan faced his senate confirmation hearing this week there was tension in the room as the session got on the way but it wasn't the lawmakers who were the most vocal from the onset jason catcalls erupted from the audience to judge the protests to be moved lawmakers then prodded brennan on torture cia shortcomings and targeted executions seemingly reluctant to challenge his own says given brennan is a performance at the senate on and off the current travel says his confirmation could set a troubling precedent. this is a complete our constitutional rights. due process of those laws and equal protection of the law and here within ministration is doing here is they're usurping the constitutional right not to the maccan citizens and saying that we can be judged jury and executioner we can show american citizens abroad without them having. court we can say they are jurors and we can go there and the dangerous is when you look at ministration says we can determine who the jurors then that means go in the room or a
a champion over drone strikes on barack obama's choice to head the cia john brennan faced his senate confirmation hearing this week there was tension in the room as the session got on the way but it wasn't the lawmakers who were the most vocal from the onset jason catcalls erupted from the audience to judge the protests to be moved lawmakers then prodded brennan on torture cia shortcomings and targeted executions seemingly reluctant to challenge his own says given brennan is a performance at...
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in 2009, president barack obama nominated and the u.s. senate confirmed sonya sotomayor as the 111th justice at the u.s. supreme court. [applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] after i got to washington in 2009, i met a whole bunch of texans -- [laughter] from everywhere in the large state, and i've been repeatedly invited to visit. you know, when you get a new job, you're a little busy, so i had not been able to come, but it's the tribute to the warmth of the people i met then that have been concerned in the few hours that i've been here already, that this is the third city on my tour. i was first in washington, my new home. i went back to the home of my heart, new york, over the weekend, and as you saw on television, i was back and forth a lot between the two. [laughter] this is my first trip outside. i'm delighted that this is my first trip to texas, and that i'm here in houston. thank you. [applause] i wanted to visit more than one city, and i am going to os p, but i can't visit every place i want to. i still have a day job, and i
in 2009, president barack obama nominated and the u.s. senate confirmed sonya sotomayor as the 111th justice at the u.s. supreme court. [applause] [cheers and applause] [applause] after i got to washington in 2009, i met a whole bunch of texans -- [laughter] from everywhere in the large state, and i've been repeatedly invited to visit. you know, when you get a new job, you're a little busy, so i had not been able to come, but it's the tribute to the warmth of the people i met then that have...
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senate hearings get under way for president obama's controversial pick to be the next new chief of the cia already the sessions have been interrupted due to protests by activists who are furious that the man behind america's infamous drone program could be to become the head of the agency. plus the turmoil in tunisia intensifies fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and police are accompanied by political chaos with the ruling islam is defying the prime minister's decision to reshuffle the government. thanks for tuning in world news live from our moscow headquarters i'm lucy catherine of and of course you're watching our team well on to our top story it's now exactly one year until the opening of the twenty fourteen winter olympic games right here in russia a special giant clocks have been installed in the country's largest cities and they've begun the countdown for the event which will be held in the black sea resort city of sochi now of course when we're talking about sochi the main celebrations to mark the countdown have taken place in the city itself now rounding off wit
senate hearings get under way for president obama's controversial pick to be the next new chief of the cia already the sessions have been interrupted due to protests by activists who are furious that the man behind america's infamous drone program could be to become the head of the agency. plus the turmoil in tunisia intensifies fresh clashes between anti-government protesters and police are accompanied by political chaos with the ruling islam is defying the prime minister's decision to...
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senate hearings are underway for president obama's controversial pick to be the new chief of the cia already been interrupted due to protests by activists angry behind . america's infamous drone program it could be head of the agency. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police the ruling bloc the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia first ever winter games that promise to become the most unique and the most expensive in history. but not everyone is in the mood russia's president lashes out over spending a key figure behind the two thousand and fourteen games. in broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is r.t. certainly glad to have you with us. now from drone strikes to torture techniques barack obama's nominee for head of the cia is facing tough questions in the senate confirmation hearing the session is underway again after it was disrupted by protestors angry at john brennan's role in america's drone program brennan
senate hearings are underway for president obama's controversial pick to be the new chief of the cia already been interrupted due to protests by activists angry behind . america's infamous drone program it could be head of the agency. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police the ruling bloc the prime minister's plan to form a coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia first ever...
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lou: the obama -- obama propaganda machine insists jobs have never fallen below priority number one despite the president's preoccupation with gun control, comprehensive immigration reform. ed henry has our report. >> well president obama only use the word jobs twice in his inaugural address, his team is now building tuesday's big speech as it continues a major push on the economy. >> you will hear the president's state of the union l1 from him for his plan to create jobs and grow the middle class. the president has viewed the two speeches, the inaugural address the state of the union as 2x in the same plate. >> that has featured lots of scenes with the president focusing instead on gun-control, immigration reform, and other issues. headlines this weekend about the president pivoting back to jobs, of frays republicans say the effort nearly a dozen times since mr. obama first tried to put it back from health care. >> the president spent most of his first term avoiding the issues americans cared about most. what i'm suggesting is you got to the same thing this time around. >> white house offi
lou: the obama -- obama propaganda machine insists jobs have never fallen below priority number one despite the president's preoccupation with gun control, comprehensive immigration reform. ed henry has our report. >> well president obama only use the word jobs twice in his inaugural address, his team is now building tuesday's big speech as it continues a major push on the economy. >> you will hear the president's state of the union l1 from him for his plan to create jobs and grow...
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senate hearings for president obama's pick to be the new chief of the cia have wrapped up that's after interruptions by protesters over his controversial pardon america's drone program. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police as the ruling is the block of the prime minister's plan to form a close coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia hold its first ever winter games that promises to become the most unique and most expensive in history. but not everyone is any celebrate torrie mood russia's president overspending and sacks a key figure behind the two thousand and fourteen games. providing top news in commentary twenty four hours a day this is our team live from moscow. now from drone strikes to torture techniques brought obama's nominee for the head of the cia has faced what was supposed to be tough questions in the senate confirmation hearings but many on capitol hill already say the architect of america's drone wars was handled with kid gloves by the committee many
senate hearings for president obama's pick to be the new chief of the cia have wrapped up that's after interruptions by protesters over his controversial pardon america's drone program. political chaos in tunisia anti-government protests turn into violent clashes with police as the ruling is the block of the prime minister's plan to form a close coalition government. and the countdown to the next winter olympics begins its exactly one year until russia hold its first ever winter games that...
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or terrorist activity the numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives us to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo on targeted assassinations from the us justice department suggests the us government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now where you come towards the cliff you might say that we're in danger of going over we're getting very close to zero thought crimes that if somebody a us citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against united. states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president joe order that that person be killed despite the un raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the us is said to expand its remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world the latest announcement a new facility in asia where obama has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case th
or terrorist activity the numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives us to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo on targeted assassinations from the us justice department suggests the us government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america if you extend the logic or studio logic being proud by the white house now where you come towards the cliff you might say that we're in danger of...
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john brennan barack obama's pick to head the cia and the architect of the drone assassination program had his senate confirmation hearing this week while critics accused lawmakers of giving john brennan an easy ride and some members of the public weren't shy in expressing their disapproval multiple protesters interrupted the session raising you toasters accusing brennan of being of a driving force by. and the so-called targeted killing operations human rights activists claim the using drones against suspected terrorists is unlawful and leads to a high number of civilian casualties after demonstrators were removed from the hall lawmakers questioned brennan on torture and cia shortcomings however critics claim that these inquiries seem strictly ceremonial scholar and author calling a value says that given brennan's views and his confirmation could it set a troubling precedent. this is a complete denial of our constitutional rights under the fourteenth amendment due process of law and equal protection of the law and yet when the administration is doing here is there usurping the. united
john brennan barack obama's pick to head the cia and the architect of the drone assassination program had his senate confirmation hearing this week while critics accused lawmakers of giving john brennan an easy ride and some members of the public weren't shy in expressing their disapproval multiple protesters interrupted the session raising you toasters accusing brennan of being of a driving force by. and the so-called targeted killing operations human rights activists claim the using drones...
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in two thousand and obama nominated him was thinking about nominating him for the same position but obama faced scrutiny because he was at the same time talking about closing guantanamo bay you know banning torture he criticized the bush administration's war on terror policy and so it seemed too much of a contradiction to put these two things right next to each other but now we've had four years of the obama administration's ruthless drone war which has replaced the bush administration's detention programs and torture programs and so it doesn't seem like that much of a contradiction now brennan and george tenet and george bush and president obama seem all on the same pile and you know you started to get at this point earlier but i want to talk a little bit about these actual programs that the u.s. government has been using for example the drone strikes when you look at their use i mean some critics have said that this in fact creates more terrorism because people are turned off by by these kinds of killings what do you make in general mention perhaps of this in a legal type of program wha
in two thousand and obama nominated him was thinking about nominating him for the same position but obama faced scrutiny because he was at the same time talking about closing guantanamo bay you know banning torture he criticized the bush administration's war on terror policy and so it seemed too much of a contradiction to put these two things right next to each other but now we've had four years of the obama administration's ruthless drone war which has replaced the bush administration's...
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politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the un told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but ali hearkens exclusive interview is coming your way at midnight and g.m.t. but here's a quick look but they are not as these chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the grocers' the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the radical islamists are where we were active and the original scenario they had in mind that it would take just in a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then sort of democracy will draw your own force completely unrealistic but i mean do notice this is an extremely powerful country definitely with a lot of an influence on for example such a country as qatar which is reportedly the main source of weapons and support for for armed opposition so the further the simply see themselves are not doing that does not does not really absolve them completely from responsibility of what is hap
politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the un told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but ali hearkens exclusive interview is coming your way at midnight and g.m.t. but here's a quick look but they are not as these chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the grocers' the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that various terrorist groups were coming in that the...
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or terrorist activity the numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives as to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo uncredited assassinations from the us justice department suggests the us government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a us citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical logic would present the idea that it would be ok for the president to order that that person be killed to spite the u.n. raising concerns about the legality of the use of drones the u.s. has said to expand its. remote control warfare setting up new drone bases across the world has redefined war during intervention in libya he made the case that the war powers act in a pride because there was no risk to american soldiers and so under that rationale he can expand the global war while in his state of the union address claiming that we don't need perpetual war for peace but it is perpetual war when you ca
or terrorist activity the numbers should not come as a surprise considering the broad definition the obama administration gives as to who should be on their kill list the leaked memo uncredited assassinations from the us justice department suggests the us government can kill people even without evidence that they are actively plotting against america somebody a us citizen or otherwise is believed to be thinking something that could lead to actions against the united states then this illogical...
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a champion over drone strikes and barack obama's choice to head the cia john brennan faced his senate confirmation hearing this week there was tension in the room as the session got on the way but it wasn't the lawmakers who were the most vocal from the onset jason catcalls erupted from the audience to a judge with the protesters to be removed lawmakers then prodded brennan on torture cia shortcomings and targeted executions a seemingly reluctant to challenge his own says given brennan is that performance of senator scott and offical and travel says his confirmation could set a troubling precedent. this is a complete our constitutional rights under the fourteenth amendment due process. and equal protection of the law and here with the administration is doing here is they're usurping the. united to the american citizens and saying that we can be judged jury and executioner we can show american citizens abroad without them having their court we can say they aren't yours and we can kill them and the dangerous is when you look at ministrations we can determine who the jurors did and that
a champion over drone strikes and barack obama's choice to head the cia john brennan faced his senate confirmation hearing this week there was tension in the room as the session got on the way but it wasn't the lawmakers who were the most vocal from the onset jason catcalls erupted from the audience to a judge with the protesters to be removed lawmakers then prodded brennan on torture cia shortcomings and targeted executions a seemingly reluctant to challenge his own says given brennan is that...
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solved which by the way i assume you have read the latest recommendation by bruce riedel to president obama stay close to king abdullah otherwise there's going to be a lot of instability in the persian gulf but this is the heart of the whole matter dump the house of sold and seventy percent of the problems in southwest asia will be solved ok maira going to give you the last word in the program twenty seconds mayor go ahead fair time i think democracy depends on the people of the middle east outside powers doing to be but at the end of the day it's upon ourselves to look at that look at the people of egypt they had a democratic revolution without foreign interference i think other people can do it too all right gentlemen thank you for a fascinating discussion many thanks again to my guests in london some paolo and in truth and thanks to our viewers for watching us here rocky see you next time and remember crosstalk. please. there are twelve cities in the united states in which half of the people with hiv aids lives within a year of a diagnosis of each anything over six to two percent of thos
solved which by the way i assume you have read the latest recommendation by bruce riedel to president obama stay close to king abdullah otherwise there's going to be a lot of instability in the persian gulf but this is the heart of the whole matter dump the house of sold and seventy percent of the problems in southwest asia will be solved ok maira going to give you the last word in the program twenty seconds mayor go ahead fair time i think democracy depends on the people of the middle east...
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commander in chief barack obama has nominated charles chuck hagel for secretary of defense. hagel testified before the senate armed services committed tee this week. is senator john mccain grilling hagel about hagel's opposition to the surge in iraq in 2007. >> were you correct in your judgment. >> i would defer that to history. >> when you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i played those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or wrong. that is a direct question. i expect a direct answer. >> senator hagel explained he opposed the surge in iraq because it cost nearly 1200 american lives. >> i saw the consequences and the suffering and the horror of war. so i did question a surge. i always ask the question, is this going to be worth the sacrifice? because there will be sacrifice. >> that was hagel's emphasis on the cost factor. my question is this. his emphasis on the cost factor in military decisions, does it serve as a dodge to senator mccain's bullet? or did he mean this completely from the heart? and if he did, isn't he exactly the man we want
commander in chief barack obama has nominated charles chuck hagel for secretary of defense. hagel testified before the senate armed services committed tee this week. is senator john mccain grilling hagel about hagel's opposition to the surge in iraq in 2007. >> were you correct in your judgment. >> i would defer that to history. >> when you were right or wrong about the surge. >> i'll explain why i played those comments. >> i want to know if you were right or...
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president obama's nominee to head the cia the architect of the controversial drone assassination program faced his senate confirmation hearing this week while the makers generally gave john brennan an easy ride some members of the public did not the session was interrupted several times by protesters against brennan the driving force behind the so-called targeted killings operations the rights activists clearly use of drones against suspected terrorists both american and foreign citizens is wonderful these two high number of civilian casualties were off the chairman ordered the protesters to be removed only because questioned brennan on torture and saying a short comings seemed reluctant to challenge him on his own says a scholar and author colin carroll says that even brennan to be useless information set a troubling precedent. and this is a complete denial our constitutional rights under the fourteenth amendment due process of more and equal protection of the law and yet with the administration is doing here is they're usurping the. united to the american citizens and so we can be just
president obama's nominee to head the cia the architect of the controversial drone assassination program faced his senate confirmation hearing this week while the makers generally gave john brennan an easy ride some members of the public did not the session was interrupted several times by protesters against brennan the driving force behind the so-called targeted killings operations the rights activists clearly use of drones against suspected terrorists both american and foreign citizens is...
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politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the un told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but ali jerkins exclusive interview is coming your way at midnight engine empty but here's a quick look blue not as those chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that there is terrorist groups were coming in the radical islamists so we're we're we're active and the original scenario they had in mind that it would take just a couple of months to topple the assad regime and then sort of democracy will draw your own force completely unrealistic but i mean do notice this is an extremely powerful country but definitely with a lot of an influence on for example such a country as qatar which is reportedly of the main source of weapons and support for for armed opposition so the fact that they simply see themselves are not doing that does not does not really absolve them completely from responsibility of what is happen
politicians but was reportedly rebuffed by president obama russia's envoy to the un told r.t. that despite this washington still bears some responsibility for what's going on in syria but ali jerkins exclusive interview is coming your way at midnight engine empty but here's a quick look blue not as those chose to stay clean of the bad guys at some point of the crisis the did realize it seems that things going very wrong you know that there is terrorist groups were coming in the radical...
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john brennan number obama's pick to head the cia and the architect of the drone assassination program had his senate confirmation hearing of this week while critics accuse lawmakers of giving john brennan an easy ride some members of the public weren't so shy in expressing their disapproval multiple protesters interrupted the session raising posters accusing brennan of being the driving force behind. so-called targeted killings operations human rights activists claimed that the use of drones against suspected terrorists is unlawful and leads to a high number of civilian casualties after demonstrators were removed from the hall lawmakers questioned brennan on torture and cia shortcomings however critics claims that these inquiries seem strictly ceremonial scholar and author of l. says that given brennan's views his confirmation could set a troubling precedent this is a complete denial our constitutional rights under the fourteenth amendment due process and equal protection of the law and yet when the administration is doing here is they're usurping the. united to the american citizens
john brennan number obama's pick to head the cia and the architect of the drone assassination program had his senate confirmation hearing of this week while critics accuse lawmakers of giving john brennan an easy ride some members of the public weren't so shy in expressing their disapproval multiple protesters interrupted the session raising posters accusing brennan of being the driving force behind. so-called targeted killings operations human rights activists claimed that the use of drones...
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a champion of drone strikes and barack obama's pick to head the cia john brennan faces senate confirmation hearing this week the session started hard but it wasn't lawmakers who were the most vocal from the onset ages and catcalls erupted from the audience until the judge ordered the protesters to be removed lawmakers then poked and prodded brennan on torture cia shot comings and targeted executions so similarly reluctant to challenge him on his answers but given his performance at the senator's call and after column cavell says his confirmation could set a troubling president was going on this is a complete of our constitutional rights under the fourteenth amendment do grant so those are more an equal protection of the law and yet all the ministration is doing here is they're usurping the. united to the american citizens and so we can be judge jury and executioner we can show american citizens abroad without them having their court we can say they are jurors and we can go through the danger and this is one of the good ministrations is we can determine who the jurors . really were and juli
a champion of drone strikes and barack obama's pick to head the cia john brennan faces senate confirmation hearing this week the session started hard but it wasn't lawmakers who were the most vocal from the onset ages and catcalls erupted from the audience until the judge ordered the protesters to be removed lawmakers then poked and prodded brennan on torture cia shot comings and targeted executions so similarly reluctant to challenge him on his answers but given his performance at the...
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a champion of drone strikes and barack obama's pick to head the cia john brennan faces senate confirmation hearing this week the session started hard but it was. and lawmakers who were the most of the local from the onset jazz and catcalls erupted from the audience until the judge ordered the protesters to be removed lawmakers then poked and prodded brennan on torture cia shot comings and targeted executions similarly reluctant to challenge him on his long service but given his performance at the senate activists and author david swanson a surprise he was nominated in the first place. someone who was deemed unacceptable four years free v.s.p. close of his involvement in torture and rendition is now acceptable because he engages in a program of murder and the goodness of the murder outweighs the bad list of the torture recent polls found that while only twenty four percent of americans support killing americans with drones eighty three percent support killing nine americans with drones there is a clear bias you can do the math and see what percentage of americans are bigots were i dragged b
a champion of drone strikes and barack obama's pick to head the cia john brennan faces senate confirmation hearing this week the session started hard but it was. and lawmakers who were the most of the local from the onset jazz and catcalls erupted from the audience until the judge ordered the protesters to be removed lawmakers then poked and prodded brennan on torture cia shot comings and targeted executions similarly reluctant to challenge him on his long service but given his performance at...
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do you think bush and cheney had kind of the sense you think obama does. potentially deadly blizzard taking aim for the northeast it's expected to hit starting in a few hours from new york to maine we have team coverage of the storm. but what we're watching is the very heavy snow moving into boston properly or today it was very sticky you can see it start to become much more connery down to the line there's still a lot of snow out here a good place for snowball fight. piece and it is been a pretty incredible day there and you.
do you think bush and cheney had kind of the sense you think obama does. potentially deadly blizzard taking aim for the northeast it's expected to hit starting in a few hours from new york to maine we have team coverage of the storm. but what we're watching is the very heavy snow moving into boston properly or today it was very sticky you can see it start to become much more connery down to the line there's still a lot of snow out here a good place for snowball fight. piece and it is been a...
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president obama's nominee to head the cia the architect of the controversial drone assassination program faced his senate confirmation hearing earlier this week well critics accuse lawmakers of giving john brennan an easy ride some members of the public did not the session was interrupted several times by protesters against brennan as the driving force behind a so-called targeted killings operations human rights activists claim the use of drones against suspected terrorists is unlawful and leads to a high number of civilian casualties after the chairman ordered the demonstrators to be removed lawmakers questioned brennan on the torture and cia shortcomings but they seem to be reluctant to challenge him on his answers to scholar and author a call in cavil says that given biden's views his confirmation could set a troubling precedent. this is the believe that our constitutional rights. do grant so those more an equal rejection of the law and yet within minutes really is doing here is they're usurping the. united to the american citizens and so we can be judge jury and executioner. you know
president obama's nominee to head the cia the architect of the controversial drone assassination program faced his senate confirmation hearing earlier this week well critics accuse lawmakers of giving john brennan an easy ride some members of the public did not the session was interrupted several times by protesters against brennan as the driving force behind a so-called targeted killings operations human rights activists claim the use of drones against suspected terrorists is unlawful and...
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president obama's nominee to head the cia the architect of the controversial drone assassination program faced his senate confirmation hearing this week while the makers generally gave john brennan an easy ride so members of the public did not session was interrupted several times by protesters the driving force behind the so-called targeted killings operations human rights activists claim the use of drones against suspected terrorists at american and foreign citizens is unlawful and leads to a high number of civilian casualties raf the chairman ordered the protesters to be removed the makers questioned the brennan on torture and cia shortcomings knocked into trenching on his own says scholar and author colin campbell says that given brennan's views his confirmation could get better troubling precedent. this is a complete our constitutional rights. do more and equal protection of the law and you know the administration is doing here is they're usurping the. united to the american citizen and so we can be just an executioner we can you know american citizens abroad without having their co
president obama's nominee to head the cia the architect of the controversial drone assassination program faced his senate confirmation hearing this week while the makers generally gave john brennan an easy ride so members of the public did not session was interrupted several times by protesters the driving force behind the so-called targeted killings operations human rights activists claim the use of drones against suspected terrorists at american and foreign citizens is unlawful and leads to a...